Yankees - Red Sox to play two games at Olympic Stadium in London in June 2019

London is calling for the Yankees and Red Sox, with MLB officially announcing the previously reported plans for the two rivals to meet for two games in England next June.

"Never been to London, so I think it's pretty cool to go across the pond, I like that," Aaron Boone said before Tuesday's 3-2 win over Boston. "It's a chance to spread our game and I think that's awesome, to have this rivalry, Red Sox-Yankees, to go over there to promote our game with the amount of young star players that exist on both clubs.

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"Hopefully it's something that our guys will always take with them, something that will be memorable for them, but also, on a larger picture, just something that will continue to grow our game, the game that we love."

The Red Sox, whose owner John Henry also owns Liverpool of the English Premier League, will be the home team for MLB's first two games to be played in Europe on June 29-30 of 2019.

AL East rival Yankees and Red Sox will play each other at Olympic Stadium next season. (Jeff J Mitchell/AP)

Interestingly, according to the Boston Globe, Sox star Mookie Betts just found out earlier this week that he is a distant relative of actress Meghan Markle, who soon will marry Prince Harry.

"I saw on television that they were getting married. But I had no idea we were related," Betts told the Globe. "That's not something you expect to hear, but it's interesting."

TAKING FLIGHT

Greg Bird (ankle) homered Tuesday in an extended spring game and Boone said he "probably any day now" will begin a minor-league rehab assignment…Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique, foot) had resumed baseball activities but "was sent home" on Monday because he was "under the weather," Boone added… Knicks coach David Fizdale threw out the ceremonial first pitch.